How to connect armature to mesh?
As you are performing the parenting, look at the top of your window, towards the middle. I am willing to bet that you will see an error message of some kind when you do so. The proper solution to your problem almost definitely depends upon what that message says. If it happens to be the trusty Bone Weight error, good luck... I have been trying to solve that particular issue through DAYS of research, but perhaps you will have better luck.